Toy pistol



Oct. 30,1923; 1,472,153

, L. G. BRINKMAN TOY PISTOL Filed March 15. 1922 gvvwwd 01 [011119 6.fizmkmzze Patented Oct. 30, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS G. BRINKMAN, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE SAFETY AUTOMATIC TOYCOMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

TOY PISTOL.

Application filed March 15, 1922. Serial No. 544,006.

T 0 all to [2.0m it may concern Be it known that LoUIs G. BRINKMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county ofMontgomery and State of Ohio, has invented new and useful Improvementsin Toy Pistols, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to toy pistols of the type wherein a strip ofcaps is automatically fed by the operation of the tug ger, and the capssuccessively exploded .by a hammer which is also operated by thetrigger. Y

An object of the invention is to provide a toy pistol of the abovementioned type which is simple in construction, positive in itsoperation, and which may be produced at relatively small cost. 7

I am, aware that toy pistols of this type are well known in the art, andmy inven tion resides in certain features which are improvements upondevices now in use, which, in principle of operation, are similar tomine. r

The above and other objects of the invention which reside in the moredetailed features of construction will become more clear as thedescription proceeds in connection with the physical embodiment of theinvention shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein-- Fig. l is anelevational view of the working parts of the pistol with one section ofthe case removed. 7

Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. p t

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. showing thestrip being fed forward and the hammer being retracted, and

Fig. 4; is a View similar to Fig. 3, showing the return movement of thefeeder after the cap has been exploded and several of theworking partsbeing taken in section. 7 Referring to the drawings for a more detaileddescription, the mechanism is enclosed in a case resembling, in outline,an ordinar automatic pistol, having a grip or handle and a barrel Bprovided with. an end opening B through which the used strip with thecaps exploded may be discharged.

The casing is formed in two longitudinally divided sections 10, 11,hinged together along their top edges as at 12 (Fig. 2) the section 10being provided with a lip 13 at the base of the grip adapted to beengaged by a spring finger 14 (Fig. 2) which holds the case closed.

The working parts, including the strip of caps, are all preferablymounted upon one of the sections, in the present instance sec tion 10,so that when the case is opened, theparts may be operated for aninspection of the operation of the mechanism.

. By reference to Fig. 1, it will be observed that there is mounted inthe case section 10 a plate 15, the upper edge of which, at its forwardportion, is overturned or laterally bent to provide an anvil 16. Theplate may be held .in position by any suitable means, such as the rivetor bolt 17, and has mounted thereon all or at least the major portion ofthe working parts of the device which will now be described.

A trigger 18 is pivotally mounted upon a stud '19, and mountedco-axially with the trigger upon the stud is a hammer 20 having a forkedrear end 21 straddling the trigger and extending upwardly and forwardly,where it is provided, at its opposite end, with a striker portion-21which is normally held in contact with the anvil by means of a coiledspring 22 encircling the stud 19 and having one end 22 engaging thehammer, the other end 22" abutting the grip.

It is to be understood that the hammer is mounted upon the stud 19independently of the trigger, and is preferably operated by means of afeeder mechanism adapted to be actuated by the trigger.

The feeder mechanism comprises a feeder bar or strip 23 reciprocablymounted and supported in a guide upon the plate 15 comprising the spacedstuds 24 between which the feeder is positioned.

The feeder is provided with an upturned lip 25 adapted to engage a stripof caps placed upon the anvil, and is normally held in retractedposition, shown in Fig. 1, by means of a spring 26 anchored at 27 uponthe case section 10.

The intermediate portion of the feeder is formed with a slot or opening28 (Fig. 4) through which extends a portion 29 of the trigger wherebymovement of the trigger will actuate the feeder. Means is also providedwhereby movement of the feeder will result in retraction of the hammerto explode tween the feeder and the strip.

the cap that is moved forwardly by the feeder during its operation abovementioned. This means comprises a depending lug upon the forward end ofthe feeder which has a lower laterally extending portion 31, which, asthe feeder ismoved forwardly by the hammer, comes into engagement with alug 32 upon the hammer. Continued forward movement of the feeder by thetrigger causes the lug portion 31 upon the feeder to *ide upwardly overthe lug 32 upon the hammer, which results in a retraction of the hammer,as shown in Fig. 3, due to the fact that the hammer inclines upwardlyand forwardly toward the anvil. At the same time, the spring 22 and thehammer tend to press the feeder lip into engagement with the strip ofcaps to insure a positive engagement be After the lug 30 upon the feederpasses overthe lug 32 upon the hammer, the hammer operating springforces the striker against the anvil and explodes the cap which has beenfed into position beneath the striker by the feeder.

The forward movement of the feeder results in a tensioning of the spring26, and when the trigger is released, this spring serves to return boththe feeder and the trigger to normal position, shown in Fig. 1.

During the return movement of the feeder the hammerholds the strip ofcaps in position, and the means causing a retraction of the hammer andengagement of the feeder with the strip of caps during its feedingmovement also functions during the return movement of the feeder toprevent engagement of the feeder with the strip. During the forwardmovement of the feeder, it will be noted that the laterally bentportion31 of the lug 30 passes over the lug 32 upon the hammer, but, as will beobserved from an inspection of Fig. 4, after the hammer explodes,the"cap, dueto the "fact that the hammer has movedupwardly, the lug 3].is beneath the lug 32, and dueto the inclina tion of the lug 32, thefeeder, as it returns to normal position, is carried downwardly awayfrom the anvil, and the lip 25 is thus held out of engagement with thestrip of caps.

The strip of caps may be mounted in any suitable manner within thecasing, and, as shown, is coiled about a pin 40 positioned on the casingsection 10 above the plate 15, the strip being led forwardly between theanvil and the feeder.

From the. above description, it will be clear that successiveretractions of the hammerwillre'sult in repeated explosions of thecapsqupon 'the strip S, and the'used strip will bedisc har'ged throughthe muzzle or forward opening B of the case.

It being understood that such modifications may be made in theillustrated and de scribed structure as come within the scope of theinvention, what I claim is:

1. A toy pistol comprising a case, trigger pivotally mounted in saidcase, a hammer mounted coaXially with said trigger, an anvil, means formaintaini 'ig said hammer normally in contact with'the anvil, a feederadapted tofeed a strip of caps over said anvil, said trigger beingoperatively connected withthe .fee der whereby movement of the triggerimparts a feeding movement to the feeder, means on said hammer adaptedto hold the feeder in contact with the anvil throughoutsubstantially itsentire feed-- ing movement and adapted to prevei'it the engagement ofthe feeder with the strip dur ing substantially the entire return feedermovement, and co-operating means upon the feeder serving to retract thehammer while the strip is being fed forwardly over the anvil.

2. A toy pistol comprising a case, a plate secured in said case, a studon said plate, a trigger pivotally mounted on said stud, a hammerpivotally mounted on said stud, an anvil, spring means fornorm-allymaintaining said hammer in contact withthe anvil, a' feeder operativelyconnected with and movable by said trigger, guide and'supporting meanson said plate for supporting the feeder independently of the trigger.said feeder being adapted to feed a strip of caps forwardly over theanvil, means on said feeder serving to retract s'aid hammer when thefeeder is actuated by the trigger, said feeder being held inengagementwith then il by the hammer throughout substantially its entirefeeding movement, and

means on the hammer adapted to prevent engagement of the feeder with thestrip during substantially its entire return movement.

'3. A toy pistolcomprisin a case, a plate in said case having alaterally bent portion forming an anvil, a stud on said plate, a triggerpivotally mounted upon said stud, a hammer pivotally mounted on said"stud, spring means'for normally maintaining the hammer in contact withsaid anvil, a feeder operatively connected with'said trigger and adaptedtohbe actuated by the trigger to feed astrip of caps over said anvil,apaiiof spaced studs onsaid plate between which said feeder ispositioned serving to support and guide said feeder, means on saidfeeder serving to retract the hammer-when the feeder is actuated by thetrigger, said feeder being held in engagement with the anvil duringsubstantially its entirelfeeding movement by said hammer, andmeans onthe hammer adapted to. prevent engagement of the feeder with a cap stripduring substantially its entire return movement.

4. A toy pistol comprising'acase, a plate in said case having alaterallybe'nt' portion lit) forming an anvil, a stud on said plate, atrigger pivotally mounted upon said stud, a hammer pivotally mountedupon said stud, said hammer extending forwardly and upwardly within saidcase and being provided with a striker portion, spring means fornormally maintaining said striker portion normally in contact with saidanvil, a laterally extending lug on said hammer intermediate the strikerand the pivotal axis of the hammer, a feeder reciprocably mounted onsaid plate, a guide-way on said plate for supporting and guiding saidfeeder, said feeder having a slot, an upwardly projecting portion onsaid trigger extending through said slot, said feeder being operable bythe trigger to feed a strip of caps over said anvil, a downwardly andlaterally projecting lug on said feeder adapted to engage the lug uponthe said hammer throughout substantially the entire feeding movement ofthe feeder, the lug on said hammer being inclined relatively to the pathof movement of the feeder whereby actuation of the feeder by the triggercauses the feeder to retract the hammer, said lug upon the hammermaintaining the feeder against the strip of caps throughoutsubstantially its entire feeding movement, the lug upon the feederpassing beneath the hammer lug upon the return movement of the feederwhereby the feeder is prevented from engaging the cap strip duringsubstan tially its entire return movement.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LOUIS G. BRINKMAN.

